Ἐλέα

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Ancient Greek

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Velia (town)

Alternative forms

Ϝέλᾱ (Wélā) (Phocian)
Ἔλᾱ (Élā) (Doric)
Ἔλη (Élē) (Attic)
Ὑέλη (Huélē) (Latinized)

Etymology

From Doric Ἐλᾱ (Elā), from Phocian Ϝέλᾱ (Wélā).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.lé.aː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /eˈle.a/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eˈle.a/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eˈle.a/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈle.a/

Proper noun

Ἐλέᾱ • (Eléā) f (genitive Ἐλέᾱς); first declension

Hyele or Elea, Magna Graecia; Velia, Campania, Italy

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Ἐλέᾱ; τῆς Ἐλέᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Ἐλέᾱ hē Eléā
Genitive	τῆς Ἐλέᾱς tês Eléās
Dative	τῇ Ἐλέᾳ têi Eléāi
Accusative	τὴν Ἐλέᾱν tḕn Eléān
Vocative	Ἐλέᾱ Eléā
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

Greek: Ελέα (Eléa)
→ Latin: Elea
Latin: Velia

Further reading

Ἐλέα in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,009

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